Last spring the Legislature passed a law instructing the state to cut childhood
poverty in half over the next 10 years. The effort has brought together lawmakers,
state agencies and non-profit groups to rethink how we deal with poverty in
Vermont. We talk with some of the people behind this effort about the new approach they’re taking.
Also, what it’s like to grocery shop on a food stamp budget. One family of five
undertook that challenge for a week and they tell us what they learned while
spending one dollar per person, per meal.
As foliage season brings tourists to Vermont, we listen in as visitors get a tour of the Vermont Statehouse.